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Martínez vs. Barker: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Sergio Martínez (Maravilla) defends his The Ring middleweight title against Darren Barker (Dazzling). Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

36
Dec 27, 1997
47-2-2
3
26 (51%)
178 cm
185 cm
7 cm
Southpaw
Mar 12, 2011
6m, 19d
3
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
29
Sep 24, 2004
23-0
0
14 (60.9%)
184 cm
185 cm
1 cm
Orthodox
Apr 30, 2011
5m, 1d
23
WBCWBOTheRing
MD
w1
d1
MD
w1
MD
w1
d2
middleweight
Saturday, 1 Oct 2011
Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
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Sergio Martínez vs. Darren Barker

Date

This fight between Sergio Martínez and Darren Barker took place on at the Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, US.

Tale of the Tape

At 184 cm, Darren Barker is the taller of the two by 6 cms; Sergio Martínez is 178 cm. The fighters have the same reach of 185 cm. Martínez has a 6 cm ape index advantage over Barker.

Martínez is coming in to this fight with a record of 47-2-2 (26 KOs). His last fight was 6 months and 19 days ago against Sergiy Dzinziruk, which he won via 8th round TKO.

Barker comes in with an undefeated record of 23-0 (14 KOs). His last fight was 5 months and 1 day ago against Domenico Spada, which he won via 12 round unanimous decision.

Sergio Martínez fights out of the southpaw stance, while Darren Barker fights out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Martínez will be 36 years and 7 months old. Barker will be 29 years and 4 months old.

Prediction and Odds

[ Early Beta ]

After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 57-43 in favor of Sergio Martínez. Here is the prediction for Martínez vs Barker.

The chances of Sergio Martínez winning is higher, but Darren Barker cannot be counted out. Barker could make it competitive, maybe even win.

Result

Sergio Martínez defeated Darren Barker via 11th round KO. Barker's undefeated record of 23 wins comes to an end, and Martínez advances his win streak to 4. Martínez is now 48-2-2, and Barker 23-1.

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